89 I
will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make
known thy faithfulness to all generations. 2 For
I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt
thou establish in the very heavens. 3 I
have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, 4 Thy
seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations.
Selah. 5 And
the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in
the congregation of the saints. 6 For
who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of
the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? 7 God
is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in
reverence of all them that are about him. 8 O
LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness
round about thee? 9 Thou
rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest
them. 10 Thou
hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered
thine enemies with thy strong arm. 11 The
heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness
thereof, thou hast founded them. 12 The
north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice
in thy name. 13 Thou
hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. 14 Justice
and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go
before thy face. 15 Blessed
is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in
the light of thy countenance. 16 In
thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall
they be exalted. 17 For
thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall
be exalted. 18 For
the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. 19 Then
thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon
one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20 I
have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 21 With
whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The
enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23 And
I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But
my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his
horn be exalted.
25
I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 26 He
shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 27 Also
I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. 28 My
mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast
with him. 29 His
seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of
heaven. 30 If
his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 31 If
they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 32 Then
will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 33 Nevertheless
my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness
to fail. 34 My
covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35 Once
have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. 36 His
seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. 37 It
shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in
heaven. Selah. 38 But
thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou
hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown
by casting it to the ground. 40 Thou
hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All
that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 42 Thou
hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies
to rejoice. 43 Thou
hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in
the battle. 44 Thou
hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. 45 The
days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame.
Selah. 46 How
long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? 47 Remember
how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? 48 What
man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul
from the hand of the grave? Selah. 49 Lord,
where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in
thy truth? 50 Remember,
Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach
of all the mighty people; 51 Wherewith
thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the
footsteps of thine anointed. 52 Blessed
be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.